Category: Sidekick’s Band

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Momma Bella Saves the Day

Hello everyone! Today, we will look at a fun story about family in the park. One afternoon, I was sitting with Xander and Sidekick. The young stallion, Chance of Sidekick’s band, decided to walk over and start something with Xander. They will do this occasionally to practice fighting and learn how to become a band…
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Fun Friday Part 33

Hello everyone! The weather is warming up here and melting most of our snow. So, for today’s post, I decided to do one last winter-themed ‘Fun Friday.’ All the photos below were taken over the past few months. Enjoy this look at some of our beautiful horses inside the park, and have a great weekend!…
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River and the Magpie

Hello everyone, and happy Friday! Today, I wanted to share these photos I came across earlier this week. I was sitting with Sidekick and his band recently when a magpie flew in and bounced from mare to mare. It started by landing on Bella, then moved to River, and finally found a good spot on…
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A Look at Stallion Sidekick

Hello everyone! Here is a handsome stallion I have not shared in a while. This is the 2004 Band Stallion, Sidekick keeping an eye on the younger stallion nearby. He still holds his band of 11, including 8 mares and his two-year-old colts, Chance and Knight. Enjoy this look at Sidekick and have a great…
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Fathers and Sons

When two boys pick a fight their dads have to finish… Band Stallions Sidekick and Half Moon quickly intervene when two-year-old Knight of Sidekick’s band, gets into a small spat with four-year-old Aloe.

Happy Birthday Chance!

Happy Birthday, Chance! Two years ago today, I had the honor of watching this handsome colt enter the world and become a part of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park family. I had no idea Bella was going to foal, so to come across her giving birth to Chance that day was a huge surprise. I…
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